Articles Tagged “Wales”

  • DelaneysTST

    RWC quarters in Kowloon

    by Mike Jansen on Oct 08, 2011 | No Comments

    After watching all of the Rugby World Cup Pool matches from the comfort of my iMac at home, with the knock-out rounds starting today I felt it’s time to get out and find some rugby…

    Posted in RWC 2011

  • BlitzBokke in Cup Quarters

    BlitzBokke in Cup Quarters

    by Mike Jansen on Mar 27, 2011 | No Comments

    The Springbok Sevens team easily won their two remaining Pool E matches on Saturday against Hong Kong and Wales to advance to the Cup quarterfinals of the Cathay Pacific/Credit Suisse Hong Kong Sevens. The knock-out…

    Posted in HongKong 2010/2011

  • NZI 7s Results: Day 1

    NZI 7s Results: Day 1

    by Mike Jansen on Feb 04, 2011 | No Comments

    Game time and all the sideshows are over. Game faces on. The Pools are: POOL A: England, Wales, United States, Cook Islands POOL B: New Zealand, Argentina, Scotland, Papua New Guinea POOL C: Samoa, Australia,…

    Posted in New Zealand 2010/2011

  • SOUTH AFRICA BRITISH LIONS RUGBY

    No Boks in Try of the Year mix

    by Mike Jansen on Jan 07, 2011 | No Comments

    Brian Habana’s loss of form last season is clearly reflected in the fact that not a single South African is on the IRPA list of top try-scorers. The rest of the rugby-world AND the cheetah…

    Posted in Mike's Ramblings

  • Boks keep Welsh Dragons at bay

    Boks keep Welsh Dragons at bay

    by Mike Jansen on Nov 13, 2010 | No Comments

    Ai!  If I watch another game like that, something will surely happen to me in front of my computer!  I wonder if my Missus can sue SARU and the Bokke if I keel over?! The…

    Posted in Bok End-of-Year Tour

  • Test debut opens up for Willem Alberts

    Test debut opens up for Willem Alberts

    by Mike Jansen on Nov 11, 2010 | No Comments

    Sharks back row forward Willem Alberts was confirmed as the replacement loose forward in the Springbok team to meet Wales at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday. Alberts passed a fitness test on Thursday…

    Posted in Bok End-of-Year Tour

  • Steyn returns to Springboks vs. Wales

    Steyn returns to Springboks vs. Wales

    by Mike Jansen on Nov 10, 2010 | No Comments

    Springbok Coach Peter de Villiers on Tuesday made one change to the Springbok XV for Saturday’s Test against Wales at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff. De Villiers drafted in Frans Steyn to the outside centre…

    Posted in Bok End-of-Year Tour

  • Preparing for the Games

    Preparing for the Games

    by Mike Jansen on Oct 06, 2010 | No Comments

    After a series of intense preparatory tournaments in Rustenburg where they suffered even more injuries to add to an already depleted side, the Springboks Sevens side departed for Dubai on Sunday 3 October. The team…

    Posted in Commonwealth Games

  • Bokke to face Sevens World Champs

    Bokke to face Sevens World Champs

    by Mike Jansen on Apr 24, 2009 | No Comments

    (From sarugby.co.za) South Africa will open their London Sevens tournament against RWC Sevens winners Wales at Twickenham on 23 May, according to the draw that was released by the International Rugby Board. The top seeded…

    Posted in London Sevens

  • Wales upset 7′s world order.

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    Wales upset 7′s world order.

    by Mike Jansen on Mar 08, 2009 | No Comments

    Posted in Videos

  • Wales claim Melrose Cup

    Wales claim Melrose Cup

    by Mike Jansen on Mar 08, 2009 | No Comments

    In a day of massive upsets Wales overcame Argentina in the Rugby World Cup Sevens men’s final in Dubai to inscribe their name on the Melrose Cup.They follow England (1993), Fiji (1997), New Zealand (2001)…

    Posted in 7's RWC (Dubai)

  • Wales stun Sevens World!

    Wales stun Sevens World!

    by Mike Jansen on Mar 07, 2009 | No Comments

    Wales have stunned favourites New Zealand to reach the semi-finals of the RWC Sevens tournament at Dubai with a gutsy 15-14 victory. Paul John’s Welsh team were deemed firm underdogs going into the match but…

    Posted in 7's RWC (Dubai)